The Bog Baby
Written by Jeanne Willis
Illustrated by Gwen Millward
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $16.99
Do you believe in Bog Babies?
If you don’t, you will!When two small sisters go fishing in a magic pond, they find something much better than a frog or a newt. They find a Bog Baby. Small and blue, with wings like a dragon, the girls decide to take him home with...
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The Bog Baby
Written by Jeanne Willis
Illustrated by Gwen Millward
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $19.99
Do you believe in Bog Babies?
If you don’t, you will!When two small sisters go fishing in a magic pond, they find something much better than a frog or a newt. They find a Bog Baby. Small and blue, with wings like a dragon, the girls decide to take him home with...
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I Want a Dog!
Written by Barney Saltzberg
Format: Non-traditional book, 14 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $11.99
All kids want a dog, and the little girl in I Want a Dog! is no different. She begs, wheedles, and promises anything if she can only have a dog. She really will take care of it and after all, it’s only a dog—not a hippo or a pig. This common...
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My New Boy
Written by Joan Phillips
Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
Format: eBook, 32 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2009
Price: $3.99
Illus. in full color. "Designed for children who are just beginning to read independently, this humorous story has very large print, simple vocabulary, and lively, amusing illustrations. Should be appealing, whether used for reading alone or reading aloud."--
Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Finding Susie
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Illustrated by Tom Pohrt
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $16.99
A “perfect pet” story from Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
Sandra is growing up on a desert ranch surrounded by animals, but she wants one to have her very own pet. A tortoise isn’t really friendly, a little rabbit is too fearful, and a young coyote howls to rejoin his pack. A bobcat...
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Finding Susie
Written by Sandra Day O'Connor
Illustrated by Tom Pohrt
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $19.99
A “perfect pet” story from Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
Sandra is growing up on a desert ranch surrounded by animals, but she wants one to have her very own pet. A tortoise isn’t really friendly, a little rabbit is too fearful, and a young coyote howls to rejoin his pack. A bobcat...
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Look at Lucy!
Written by Ilene Cooper
Illustrated by David Merrell
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $4.99
Lucy is back—and she has her eye on the prize!Bobby is so proud of his puppy Lucy. She’s a terrific friend, and a great dog. So when a local store has a pet contest, he happily enters Lucy in it. But it turns out the pet that wins the contest may...
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Look at Lucy!
Written by Ilene Cooper
Read by Emma Bering
Illustrated by David Merrell
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 112 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $11.99
Lucy is back—and she has her eye on the prize!Bobby is so proud of his puppy Lucy. She’s a terrific friend, and a great dog. So when a local store has a pet contest, he happily enters Lucy in it. But it turns out the pet that wins the contest may...
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Pee Wee Scouts: Piles of Pets
Written by Judy Delton
Illustrated by Alan Tiegreen
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $4.99
It’s a Pee Wee menagerie!
Cats or dogs? Earthworms or frogs? What animal makes the best pet? The Pee Wee Scouts can’t agree. But they know how to find out who has the fastest pet. They will have a race!
Molly doesn’t have a pet of her own. But she does have an...
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A Finder's Magic
Written by Philippa Pearce
Illustrated by Helen Craig
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $15.99
A boy who loses his dog meets a mysterious stranger and has a surprising adventure in an enchanting tale from a stellar author-illustrator team.When Till’s beloved dog slips its leash on their daily romp, the boy goes to bed in despair. But he wakes to meet Mr. Finder, an odd little...
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A Little Kitty
Written by Jane Feder
Illustrated by Amy Schwartz
Format: Board, 14 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $4.99
What toddler can resist a playful kitten or a wiggly puppy? Here is a board book with the simplest of texts and fresh, beguiling illustrations.A wide-eyed kitten wends her way through the wilds of a backyard, poking, leaping, stretching, snoozing, and purring along the way. Her reward at the end, of...
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A Little Puppy
Written by Jane Feder
Illustrated by Amy Schwartz
Format: Board, 14 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $4.99
What toddler can resist a wiggly puppy? Here is a board book with the simplest of texts and fresh, beguiling illustrations.When a puppy sets out to explore the world outside, there’s a ball to be chased, a puddle to splash in, and maybe a little yawn too. Then it's time to...
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Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express (Book #4)
Written by Megan McDonald
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $4.99
Nearly 600,000 Stink books in printWhen three guinea pigs from the local pet shop make a great escape, Stink Moody and his friends Webster and Sophie spring into action. Ta-da! The Fantastic Fur Friends round up the little hairballs and bring them safely back to Mrs. Birdwistle’s shop, where they discover...
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There Are Cats in This Book
Written by Viviane Schwarz
Illustrated by Viviane Schwarz
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $16.99
Open the covers of this extraordinarily inventive, interactive book to find that the cats inside are ready to play — in very surprising ways.There they are, purring under a blanket. But not for long! Three sprightly cats named Tiny, Moonpie, and Andre are eager to involve you in their games, whether...
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Dear Toni
Written by Cyndi Sand-Eveland
Format: Hardcover, 136 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $14.95
When sixth-grader Gene Tucks moves south, she dreads being the new kid at school and almost everything else about her life as a “nobody.” But what she dreads most is the hundred-day journal-writing assignment her teacher has given the class. His brilliant idea is to have the journals locked in the...
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Time to Play!
Written by Nigel Gray
Illustrated by Bob Graham
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $8.99
Lift the flaps to find the surprising places playmates are hiding in this light-hearted follow-up from an award-winning team.It's Sunday morning, but where is everybody? It's time to play! Children will love looking under the flaps to discover kittens in the laundry basket, puppies in the cat's bed, baby brothers in...
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Not Norman
A Goldfish Story
Written by Kelly Bennett
Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $6.99
"A sweet story that could be used as a springboard to discussion of the pitfalls of making snap judgments about pets — or people." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALNorman the goldfish isn’t what this little boy had in mind. He wanted a different kind of pet — one that could run and...
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Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express (Book #4)
Written by Megan McDonald
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $12.99
When three guinea pigs from the local pet shop make a great escape, Stink Moody and his friends Webster and Sophie spring into action.
TA-DA! The Fantastic Fur Friends round up the little hairballs and bring them safely back to Mrs. Birdwistle’s shop, where they discover — OH-LA-LA! — guinea pig pandemonium!...
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Barbie Loves Pets
Written by Rebecca Frazer
Illustrated by Jiyoung An
Format: Trade Paperback, 16 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $3.99
Barbie and her friend, Teresa, are opening up their very own pet store. They set up dog kennels, hamster cages, fish tanks–and even a grooming shop! Opening day has to be a big success and Barbie knows just how to do it–with a pet fashion show! Girls will love this all-new...
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The Water Horse
Written by Dick King-Smith
Illustrated by David Parkins
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $5.50
Now in paperback! From the award-winning author of
Babe: The Gallant Pig comes the story of how the Loch Ness monster finds his home, thanks to the human family that raises him.
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The Hound from the Pound
Written by Jessica Swaim
Illustrated by Jill McElmurry
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2007
Price: $15.99
After a hapless woman adopts a pack leader from the pound, his furry friends follow in dogged pursuit in this rhythmical romp.Lonely Miss Mary longs for a four-legged friend. But when she makes the mistake of choosing the untrained basset hound Blue, no sooner does he howl AH-ROOoooooo! than her house...
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"The Trouble with Dogs..." Said Dad
Written by Bob Graham
Illustrated by Bob Graham
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $12.99
The much-anticipated sequel to the BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK Award winner "LET'S GET A PUP!" SAID KATECall in the dog trainer! Don’t-Care Dave, the high-energy destructive dynamo, is definitely out of control. But when the Brigadier turns up to teach this pup a few things, Dave is not the only one who...
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A Promise Is a Promise
Written by Florence Parry Heide
Illustrated by Tony Auth
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2007
Price: $15.99
For all parents who have made a promise — and every kid who has held them to it — comes a cautionary tale from a masterfully witty pair.George is a very lucky boy. He has everything a boy could want, except for one thing: he doesn’t have a pet. When George’s...
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Mr. Meow Visits the Shelter
Illustrated by Gregory Crawford
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: January 30, 2007
Price: $10.95
Minna Mint loves her cat Bernadette, but she's lonely when Minna goes off to school and Mr. and Mrs. Mint are at work. Luckily, Mr. Meow—a cat very different from other cats in that he talks, drives a car, and has his own house—is there to help. Mr. Meow takes Minna...
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